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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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